Luigi's Rancho hosts JAZZ+WINE+TAPAS WEDNESDAY, featuring Dennis Melillo, guitar and vocals, with Gary Staples, piano.
Starting August 30, 2017
"August has passed, and yet summer continues by force to grow days. They sprout secretly between the chapters of the year, covertly included between its pages." - Jonathan Safran Foer, American novelist
While Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer, we know that summer really isn't over yet - there's lots of summertime fun left to grab with both hands, and hold on to for a little bit longer! But, things are starting to wind down. The daily schedule at the award-winning Land of Make Believe (pictured) ends Monday, but they'll also be open next weekend, Sept. 9&10, before closing for the season. Our community pools and lakes for the most part are wrapping up their seasons this holiday weekend, so head there for one last swim. And read on for more ideas on how to use your precious recreation time. We'll leave you with this Labor Day food for thought from writer Alan Cohen: "There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither." So enjoy your holiday weekend, and Happy Wanderings!
Coming Up
Bring the family to enjoy the music of Rich Berry playing songs from the 1930s through the 1970s and beyond. Dinner - fresh, local & friendly - starts at 5pm with music from 6-9pm.
Linda Conrad will give a presentation on the advantages and techniques of vermiculture – worm composting. Each participant will make a mini-compost bin with worms included to take home.
Villa Milagro is hosting their last summer picnic, both Saturday and Sunday. Labor Day weekend marks the end of the summer vacation season, and the winery invites you to stop by.
Enjoy live jazz with an outdoor wine tasting and wine bar under our new arbor.
No outside food, alcohol, or coolers permitted on the property. The vineyard is not a public park and a bring-your-own picnic is not permitted. No large groups, parties, or pets allowed. No Smoking.
Join Patrick of Well-Sweep for a delicious afternoon tea. Enjoy samples of his favorite fresh-cut herbal teas, from common to unusual, as he lectures on their benefits and lore. Windowsill and garden growing tips will be covered as well as harvesting, drying and brewing. Crazy hats encouraged.
Music at St. Luke’s welcomes The Walking Brothers, Jeff Miller and Nick Warholak, who combine indie folk, bluegrass and Americana music for a modern take on the classics. Based in Dover, both play guitar and contribute vocals. Jeff also plays banjo, harmonica, trumpet and kick drum.
Little Nikki's Radio is a high-energy New Jersey based cover band known for their diverse range in music. Comprised of a mix of well respected and seasoned professionals, the band delivers a great night of fun.
Come by, listen to music and get something to eat.
Enjoy the jazz with outdoor wine tastings and wine bar under our new arbor.
Admission $15 per person, 21 and older (includes wine tasting and an etched Alba wine glass) - Complimentary for Gold Club Members - No Reservations.
Free Summer Lawn Concert Series concludes for the season with Paddy and the Pale Boys.
Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, pack a picnic if you like, and relax and enjoy a performance by "your favorite Irish band" on the lawn of Shippen Manor.
Join the Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee (PVTC) for a group hike at Footbridge Park in Blairstown, NJ. The PVTC, a Friends Organization of the Kittatinny Valley State Park, will host the hike. The length of the hike will be 4-5 miles. The trail is cinder-based which provides
Archeologist Leonard Ziegler discusses the Asbury, NJ, Plenge site, and his massive collection of more than 14,000 Paleo-Indian artifacts which have been donated to the Smithsonian.
Milkweed’s music bridges the gaps between genres, combining storytelling with poetry, flat picking with Piedmont blues, and gospel with some hints of rock and roll. Joe Cirotti is a multi-instrumentalist based in Hackettstown, NJ.
Continuing
The United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey provides free public programs at the UACNJ Observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest from April through October on Saturday evenings. This week's program is: "What's up in the September Sky?" presented by Lonny Buinis, RVCC.
More Things to Do
Fall is in the air and that means its apple picking time!! Longmeadow Farm is open this Labor Day three-day weekend. Stop by and grab some super sweet corn, our own honey, raspberries and you can even pick some flowers. This week we will be picking Gala, Ginger Golds, Macintosh and Honeycrisp. Tune in next week when we run a full list of places for apple picking and other fall farm fun!
Plan Ahead
Night Click offers a familiar but unique arrangement of sounds, pulling influences from Randy Newman, Whitney, The War on Drugs, Emmit Rhodes, Big Harp, and numerous others.
This 7-acre, military-themed Corn Maze opens for the season with a special weekend where kids have the clout: Any youth 12 and younger can bring their military, police officer or firefighter family member to the corn maze for free, with their own paid admission.
Warren County conducts its annual Patriot Day observance, honoring all victims and residents of Warren County who perished in the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11/01 as well as Warren County Emergency Service personnel who have died in the line of duty.
Enjoy an evening at Rutherfurd Hall as its celebrated grounds are transformed into a traditional Hawaiian paradise! Follow the savory scent of roasting pork and the echoes of steel drums along the tiki torch-lit path.
Held in the parking lot along Moore Street, between Stella G’s and the firehouse, the Autumn 4th Annual Lamplight Dinner is a 21+ event that transforms the area into a magical outdoor courtyard, with guests sampling culinary specialties from Hackettstown restaurants representing diverse cuisines,
Stomp to the music and feel the sensation between your toes. Formal wine tasting, delicious spaghetti and meatballs dinner with tossed salad and homemade breads, wine cellar tour and ending with a dessert wine tasting. Includes wine glass to take home. $35/person plus tax and service fee.
It's not a typical who done it! It's the guests in the audience that create a witty, weaving story line. As the plot thickens, the victim falls prey and with deductive reasoning detectives investigate to reveal the murderer! Who do you think did it?
There has been a murder at the winery and everyone is a suspect - including you! The mystery will begin at 7pm with a dinner of garden salad, pasta bar (including various pastas and sauces, all vegetarian) around 8pm, followed by Cozy Cabin Bake Shoppe cupcakes for dessert.
SORRY, SOLD OUT! Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook, is North America's premier musical tribute to Carole King. Suzanne O. Davis recreates the sound and vibe of a 1970's Carole King concert experience following her legendary album, Tapestry.
SORRY, SOLD OUT! The Warren County Morris Canal Committee invites you to a join them for a scenic tour of the historic Morris Canal. Come see for yourself what made our canal unique in all the world. Learn what a "Jersey team" was before it meant something about sports.